This is one of the causes of the American Revolution. It made the colonists pay a tax to buy newspapers, calendars, and other paper.
What is the Stamp Tax?
100
This is the nickname given to the state of South Carolina.
What is the Palmetto State.
100
This Native American tribe lived in the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Who are the Cherokee?
100
South Carolina became this type of colony once government changed from the Lord's of Proprietors to the King of England.
What is a Royal colony.
100
Method using fewer number of textile workers per machine
Stretch-out
200
King Charles II granted land to these men. They were the first leaders of the Carolina colonies.
Who are Lords Proprietors.
200
The original city that our state capital was located is _____. The capital moved to ___________.
What is Charleston and Columbia.
200
Number of slaves in this region increased after the invention of the cotton gin.
What is the Upcountry
200
Famous South Carolinian who served as vice president and supported state's rights and nullification?
Who was John C. Calhoun?
200
Large number of African Americans relocate from the South to cities in the north and west to find better opportunities.
Great Migration
300
Thomas Sumter he great leader of the American Revolution who was known as the "Gamecock." He was famous for using this type of war fare.
What is hit and run war fare
300
South Carolina was the ________ state to secede from the Union.
What is first.
300
Most loyalists could be found in this area of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.
What is the back country/upcountry?
300
This person served as an adviser to FDR, appointed Secretary of State and was elected senator and governor of SC.
Who is James F. Byrnes?
300
The message from Germany to Mexico asking Mexico to attack the U.S. in exchange for helping them get lands back taken during Mexican American War.
What is the Zimmerman telegraph?
400
The colonists participated in this event to rebel against the tea taxes.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
400
After WWI & WWII one of the reasons many people were attracted to South Carolina is _____________.
What is the warm climate.
400
This region had more large plantations and was home to most of the elite in South Carolina prior to and during the Antebellum period.
What is the Low country?
400
This person is the longest serving senator in history, ran for president as a Dixiecrate and wrote the Southern manifesto which signed by all but 3 southern senators during the civil rights movement.
Who is Strom Thurmond?
400
Secede means to _________.
What is seperate?
500
A famous battle of Revolutionary war fought in South Carolina. It is called the turning point of the war because it caused the British to retreat.
What is the Battle of Kings Mountain?
500
Military spending during this period spawned industry creating jobs for many South Carolinians
What is the Cold War
500
Farmers in this region turned to tobacco when it was no longer viable to plant cotton?
What is the PeeDee?
500
This group of people made up the majority of the population in the legislature after the constitution of 1868 was written.
Who are African Americans?
500
These people moved from the North to the South to take advantage of Reconstruction.